Question 1

Which of the following was a long-lasting cultural impact of Qin rule?

Accepted Answer

A)  Encouraging Daoist art and scientific studies 
B)  Establishing a uniform written script 
C)  Granting teachers the right to present any material they chose 
D)  Encouraging private publication and ownership of books 
A)  Encouraging Daoist art and scientific studies 
B)  Establishing a uniform written script 
C)  Granting teachers the right to present any material they chose 
D)  Encouraging private publication and ownership of books B

Question 2

Which of the following characterized Roman social structure?

Accepted Answer

A)  The wealthy fulfilled their public obligations through their political offices rather than through private charity. 
B)  The emperors were expected to focus on military issues,leaving the care of the poor to lesser officials. 
C)  Men and women of wealth and high social standing acted as patrons,protecting lower-class clients. 
D)  The wealthy rarely sponsored construction of civic buildings such as libraries,bath houses,or theaters. 
A)  The wealthy fulfilled their public obligations through their political offices rather than through private charity. 
B)  The emperors were expected to focus on military issues,leaving the care of the poor to lesser officials. 
C)  Men and women of wealth and high social standing acted as patrons,protecting lower-class clients. 
D)  The wealthy rarely sponsored construction of civic buildings such as libraries,bath houses,or theaters. C

Question 3

Which of the following was a means by which both the Roman and Han empires incorporated their conquered neighbors into their realms?

Accepted Answer

A)  Requiring tribute of slaves from conquered territories 
B)  Offering civic representation to conquered peoples 
C)  Allowing local laws to remain in conquered territories 
D)  Tightly restricting the flow of trade goods within conquered territories 
A)  Requiring tribute of slaves from conquered territories 
B)  Offering civic representation to conquered peoples 
C)  Allowing local laws to remain in conquered territories 
D)  Tightly restricting the flow of trade goods within conquered territories B

Question 4

Both the Han dynasty and the Roman Empire championed the use of slave labor to produce agricultural surpluses and tax revenues.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Compare the imperial structures of the Han and Roman empires and analyze how the imperial structures related to social hierarchies in each society.

Accepted Answer

In Han China,the emperor was at the head

Question 6

How did Wang Mang attempt to remedy the crisis in rural areas?

Accepted Answer

A)  By forcing free peasants into serfdom 
B)  By moving the poor from the cities onto empty farm land 
C)  By redistributing land and establishing communal plots to grow crops for trade 
D)  By creating new canals to irrigate more farmland 
A)  By forcing free peasants into serfdom 
B)  By moving the poor from the cities onto empty farm land 
C)  By redistributing land and establishing communal plots to grow crops for trade 
D)  By creating new canals to irrigate more farmland

Question 7

What was the Han dynasty's preferred policy concerning governance of vassal states?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Han set up members of the imperial family as local political leaders in vassal states. 
B)  The Han governed vassal states through large military outposts in their midst. 
C)  The Han held children of the local elites as hostages to be raised in the imperial household. 
D)  The Han did not intervene in their vassals' domestic policy unless they rebelled. 
A)  The Han set up members of the imperial family as local political leaders in vassal states. 
B)  The Han governed vassal states through large military outposts in their midst. 
C)  The Han held children of the local elites as hostages to be raised in the imperial household. 
D)  The Han did not intervene in their vassals' domestic policy unless they rebelled.

Question 8

The Roman imperial government was so understaffed that it often had to rely on local peoples and even slaves and freedmen to run the bureaucracy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

What feature of Roman civil society endured long after the fall of the empire?

Accepted Answer

A)  The system of patronage 
B)  The legal system and extensive written laws 
C)  The unquestioned authority of the paterfamilias 
D)  The idea of citizenship for all adult males 
A)  The system of patronage 
B)  The legal system and extensive written laws 
C)  The unquestioned authority of the paterfamilias 
D)  The idea of citizenship for all adult males

Question 10

Analyze the influence of Axial Age belief systems on the Mauryan and the Han empires.

Accepted Answer

Both the Maurya under Asoka and the Han

Question 11

Which of the following comparisons accurately reflects Han social ideals?

Accepted Answer

A)  Peasants were subject to a range of controls while merchants were praised for the wealth they produced in society. 
B)  Peasants were honored for their productive labors while merchants were subject to a range of controls. 
C)  Peasants and merchants were both praised for their productivity. 
D)  Peasants and merchants were both distrusted as uneducated and uncultured. 
A)  Peasants were subject to a range of controls while merchants were praised for the wealth they produced in society. 
B)  Peasants were honored for their productive labors while merchants were subject to a range of controls. 
C)  Peasants and merchants were both praised for their productivity. 
D)  Peasants and merchants were both distrusted as uneducated and uncultured.

Question 12

Which of the following contributed to the fall of Wang Mang?

Accepted Answer

A)  The fall of the hereditary privileged elite 
B)  The massive flooding of the Yellow River which affected half of the population 
C)  The rise of a millenarian Confucian cult called the Red Eyebrows 
D)  The widespread drought that ruined the agriculture upon which the state depended 
A)  The fall of the hereditary privileged elite 
B)  The massive flooding of the Yellow River which affected half of the population 
C)  The rise of a millenarian Confucian cult called the Red Eyebrows 
D)  The widespread drought that ruined the agriculture upon which the state depended

Question 13

Liu Bang,after seizing power and establishing the Han dynasty,attempted to stabilize his rule by:

Accepted Answer

A)  rejecting the past and all expression of Confucian thought. 
B)  eliminating the bureaucracy as too prone to abuse and corruption. 
C)  establishing an image of the Qin dynasty as cruel and oppressive,and Han rule as a return to morality. 
D)  emphasizing his noble origins in order to support his claim to authority. 
A)  rejecting the past and all expression of Confucian thought. 
B)  eliminating the bureaucracy as too prone to abuse and corruption. 
C)  establishing an image of the Qin dynasty as cruel and oppressive,and Han rule as a return to morality. 
D)  emphasizing his noble origins in order to support his claim to authority.

Question 14

To help secure the frontier along the desert regions,Emperor Wu:

Accepted Answer

A)  built the Great Wall of China. 
B)  established military and farming settlements in which soldiers and their families could develop agricultural communities. 
C)  forced all men in conquered communities to serve in the army for 5 years. 
D)  relocated rebellious peoples into central China. 
A)  built the Great Wall of China. 
B)  established military and farming settlements in which soldiers and their families could develop agricultural communities. 
C)  forced all men in conquered communities to serve in the army for 5 years. 
D)  relocated rebellious peoples into central China.

Question 15

What marked the limits of Roman expansion to the east?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Parthian Empire 
B)  The Indian Ocean 
C)  The Himalayas 
D)  The Persian Empire 
A)  The Parthian Empire 
B)  The Indian Ocean 
C)  The Himalayas 
D)  The Persian Empire

Question 16

The prosperity of the large-scale commercial plantations established by the Romans depended on:

Accepted Answer

A)  chattel slavery. 
B)  tenant farmers. 
C)  the army,who bought most of their products. 
D)  links between agricultural output and manufacturing. 
A)  chattel slavery. 
B)  tenant farmers. 
C)  the army,who bought most of their products. 
D)  links between agricultural output and manufacturing.

Question 17

What was one of the most important factors that led to establishment of one-man rule of the Roman Republic?

Accepted Answer

A)  Lands seized from poor Roman citizens by Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus 
B)  The sudden de-urbanization of Rome,as city dwellers migrated into the countryside 
C)  Ambitious generals whose rivalry led to a series of civil wars 
D)  The massive number of deaths inflicted upon Romans by the Gauls 
A)  Lands seized from poor Roman citizens by Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus 
B)  The sudden de-urbanization of Rome,as city dwellers migrated into the countryside 
C)  Ambitious generals whose rivalry led to a series of civil wars 
D)  The massive number of deaths inflicted upon Romans by the Gauls

Question 18

Which of the following accurately describes the Yellow Turbans in China?

Accepted Answer

A)  They were Buddhist clerics who came to China from northern India. 
B)  They called for a strengthening of the powers of the emperor over those of the local nobility. 
C)  They proclaimed a Daoist belief in a "Great Peace" and demanded equal distribution of all farmland. 
D)  They embraced a more tolerant version of Confucianism that emphasized conformity to rituals. 
A)  They were Buddhist clerics who came to China from northern India. 
B)  They called for a strengthening of the powers of the emperor over those of the local nobility. 
C)  They proclaimed a Daoist belief in a "Great Peace" and demanded equal distribution of all farmland. 
D)  They embraced a more tolerant version of Confucianism that emphasized conformity to rituals.

Question 19

What hampered the Han military's effort to expand the empire in southwestern China?

Accepted Answer

A)  Long supply lines that could not be adequately defended 
B)  Lack of immunity to southern diseases,such as malaria 
C)  Insufficient cavalry to repel nomads in southern deserts 
D)  The army was too disorganized to defend the northern frontiers. 
A)  Long supply lines that could not be adequately defended 
B)  Lack of immunity to southern diseases,such as malaria 
C)  Insufficient cavalry to repel nomads in southern deserts 
D)  The army was too disorganized to defend the northern frontiers.

Question 20

The Roman empire integrated its most distant regions by investing in extensive road building.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 7: Han Dynasty China and Imperial Rome 300 Bce-300 Ce

Which of the following was a long-lasting cultural impact of Qin rule?

Which of the following characterized Roman social structure?

Which of the following was a means by which both the Roman and Han empires incorporated their conquered neighbors into their realms?

Both the Han dynasty and the Roman Empire championed the use of slave labor to produce agricultural surpluses and tax revenues.

Compare the imperial structures of the Han and Roman empires and analyze how the imperial structures related to social hierarchies in each society.

How did Wang Mang attempt to remedy the crisis in rural areas?

What was the Han dynasty's preferred policy concerning governance of vassal states?

The Roman imperial government was so understaffed that it often had to rely on local peoples and even slaves and freedmen to run the bureaucracy.

What feature of Roman civil society endured long after the fall of the empire?

Analyze the influence of Axial Age belief systems on the Mauryan and the Han empires.

Which of the following comparisons accurately reflects Han social ideals?

Which of the following contributed to the fall of Wang Mang?

Liu Bang,after seizing power and establishing the Han dynasty,attempted to stabilize his rule by:

To help secure the frontier along the desert regions,Emperor Wu:

What marked the limits of Roman expansion to the east?

The prosperity of the large-scale commercial plantations established by the Romans depended on:

What was one of the most important factors that led to establishment of one-man rule of the Roman Republic?

Which of the following accurately describes the Yellow Turbans in China?

What hampered the Han military's effort to expand the empire in southwestern China?

The Roman empire integrated its most distant regions by investing in extensive road building.

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Contact,commerce,and Colonization 1450-1600

Worlds Entangled 1600-1750

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Reordering the World 1750-1850

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An Unsettled World 1890-1914

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